Colonie man faces multiple charges after standoff with police

COLONIE >> A lengthy standoff between police and a man ended with the man in custody and a woman sent to the hospital with stab wounds to her leg.

Timothy Anatriello Jr., 24, of 89 Consaul Road in Colonie, was arraigned in Colonie Justice Court Saturday morning on assault and weapons charges following a standoff with police which lasted more than five hours.

According to Lt. Robert Winn, police received a call at 8:26 p.m. alerting them that not only had a female had been stabbed but a man armed with a shotgun and knife was also threatening to harm everyone at the Consaul Road home. Winn said Anatriello’s girlfriend was with him on the second floor of the home while his father was on the first floor.

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Police arrived five minutes later and began to surround the house when Anatriello appeared outside with a shotgun. Police ordered him to drop his weapon but he proceeded to point the gun at officers near the scene. Winn said a patrol sergeant fired one shot at Anatriello. While the shot missed, it did force Anatriello to run back inside.

The Colonie Police Special Services Team was called in to assist and arrived at approximately 8:53 p.m., and soon thereafter the father exited the home on his own.

Winn said Anatriello did threaten his girlfriend with a knife and the shotgun and would not allow her to leave, but 30 minutes after the father exited he allowed her to leave.

The father escaped without injury, according to Winn, even after the suspect fired a round through the second floor. Winn said police found the bullet on the first floor but there was no indication he was shooting at the father.

The woman was found with three small stab wounds to her leg as well as contusions to both her face and head. Winn said she was transported by Colonie EMS to Albany Medical Center around 10 p.m. where she was treated and released.

During the incident, police forced nearby neighbors to evacuate their homes and take shelter at the Midway Fire Department. Other residents were advised to seek shelter in their basements. Winn said Consaul Road between New Karner Road and Watervliet-Shaker Road was closed during the ordeal.

Police negotiators soon made contact with Anatriello through his cell phone. Winn said that despite having several conversations with him, Anatriello still refused to exit the home and soon stopped answering any of the calls, including attempts to contact him through the public address system.

Winn said the Special Services Team then threw tear gas into the home which forced Anatriello to exit. He was then arrested without incident at approximately 1:51 a.m.

Anatriello was charged with second-degree assault, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and two counts of first-degree unlawful imprisonment, all of which are felonies. Additionally, he was charged with misdemeanors including third-degree assault, second-degree reckless endangerment and two counts of second-degree menacing.

Winn thanked the Midway Fire Department, the New York State Police, the Niskayuna Police Department and the Guilderland Police Department for their assistance during the incident.

“The department is grateful for the assistance it received from other agencies,” Winn said. “We’re grateful that it ended successfully and without any further injuries caused to the victims, the suspect or the officers involved.”

No reason was given by the suspect for his actions, but police said the investigation is on-going.